Sampling Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood from Lateral Tail Vein in Rats During EEG RecordingsMarie Soukupová 1, Annunziata Guarino 1, Laila Asth 1, Pietro Marino 1, Mario Barbieri 1, Michele Simonato 1, Silvia Zucchini 1
1Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Section of Pharmacology, Universita degli Studi di Ferrara
The protocol shows repeated cerebrospinal fluid and blood collections from epileptic rats performed in parallel with continuous video-electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring. These are instrumental for exploring possible links between changes in various body fluid molecules and seizure activity.